- The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
- Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
- Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
- Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
- Late submission will NOT be accepted.
- Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
- All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
- Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment No 2: Case study
- Submission Date by students:Before the end of Week- 11th
- Weight:5 Marks
- Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre
- Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation in diversified organizations. (Lo2)
- Explain the contribution offunctional, business and corporate strategies in the competitive advantageof the organization. (Lo3)
- Communicate issues, results and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate strategies for different situations (Lo 6)
Read carefully the case study No 24 from your textbook (Best Buy Co. Inc: Sustainable customer centricity Model?) and answer the following questions:
- Identify opportunities and threats as well as strengths and weakness of the company 1pt
- What is/are the strategy (ies) used by Best Buy? 1 pt
- Explain the contribution of various functional areas of Best Buy Company to its well-being. 1 pt
- Determine the issues affecting to the strategic competitive advantage of the company.1pt
- Recommend solutions for Best Buy to improve its competitive advantage. 1pt
Notes:
- Copy/paste the phrases from the text is not acceptable. You must use your own words.
- Using the terminology developed in the course of strategic Management is highly valued.
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